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missioned an ensign in the United States Navy, was granted 

 indefinite leave of absence without pay July 31. He returned 

 to duty February 1, 1919. Miss Mary E. McLellan was 

 appointed check-room attendant March 16, 1918, and on 

 August 1, promoted to the position of library assistant. 



The employees of the Academy at this date are the follow- 

 ing : 



Dr. Barton Warren Evemiann, Director and Executive 

 Curator of the Museum, and Editor; W. W. Sargeant, Secre- 

 tary to the Board of Trustees; Miss Susie Peers, Stenog- 

 rapher and Typewriter; Joseph W. Hobson, Recording Secre- 

 tary; Miss Alice Eastwood, curator. Department of Botany; 

 Edward P. Van Duzee, curator, Department of Entomology 

 and assistant librarian; Dr. John Van Denburgh, curator. 

 Department of Herpetology ; Dr. Roy E. Dickerson\ curator, 

 Department of Invertebrate Paleontology; Dr. Walter K. 

 Fisher, curator, Department of Invertebrate Zoology; Paul J. 

 Fair, chief taxidermist; Charles Bradford Hudson, artist; 

 Joseph R. Slevin^, assistant curator of Flerpetology ; John I. 

 Carlson^, general Museum assistant ; Arthur L. Reed, assist- 

 ant, Departm.ent of Exhibits; Miss Olive E. Cutter, assistant. 

 Department of Exhibits; Mrs. Marian L. Campbell, assistant. 

 Department of Botany; Mrs. Helen Van Duzee, assistant, 

 Department of Entomology and in the Library ; Miss Mary E. 

 McLellan. library assistant ; Georges Vorbe, assistant. Depart- 

 ment of Paleontology; Merle Israelsky, assistant, Department 

 of Paleontology; Raymond Smith, general assistant; Wm. C. 

 Lewis, janitor; Fred Maag, assistant janitor and carpenter; 

 Geo. W. Edwards, assistant janitor; Frank W. Yale, night 

 watchman; Mrs. Johanna E. Wilkens, janitress; Patrick J. 

 O'Brien, day watch. 



ACCESSIONS TO THE MUSEUM 



As in previous years, the accessions to the Museum have 

 been numerous as shown by the detailed list in the appendix 

 to this report. A few of the more notable ones are referred 

 to in the President's report (pp. 314-315). 



* On leave with the Standard Oil Company since June 30. 

 ^ On leave in the U. S. Navy since July 31. 

 ' On leave since March IS. 



